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Arts & Entertainment

Relocation of Erratic Art Cost One Million Dollars

The City installed the $155,000 outside art too close to the light rail and it had to be moved.

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Bob Yoder, Patch Mayor

"As shown on the spreadsheet we provided, the total (city) cost to relocate the Erratic Artwork, including landscaping, was $486,756. Sound Transit has agreed to pay for all the relocation costs up to $576,300."

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Tess

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8/18/2020

Total costs for the relocation is $1,060,054 including land. The original construction cost for this ERRATIC art was $155,000. The art was relocated because it was built too close to the light rail easement! It's new location is south of the Matador near Leary. Residents pay taxes to Sound Transit so there is no free lunch here.

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